Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the fallen Des Moines, Iowa police officers.
UPDATE: #BREAKING: Police have identified the suspect in fatal shootings of 2 officers as Scott Michael Greene.
Two Iowa police officers were gunned down in their squad cars in the early hours of Wednesday and a manhunt was under way after what authorities called ambush attacks.
The shootings came near Des Moines and occurred just 20 minutes apart, according to Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek. One Des Moines police officer and another from the suburb of Urbandale were found in their bullet-riddled cruisers, and at least one was alone.
“There’s somebody out there shooting police. There is a clear and present danger to police officers right now,” Parizek said.
A “coward” has ambushed and killed two area police officers this morning. #OfficersDown. The latest: https://t.co/St0Go4g6CJ pic.twitter.com/2qrcFtj24g
— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) November 2, 2016
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